Deemed to Comply Check - Development Approval Exemption for Single Houses and Additions
What is this application for?
To provide written confirmation whether development plans for a single house or an extension / renovation to a single house is exempt from development approval. The intent of this check is to provide applicants with confidence that their proposal can proceed straight to a building permit.
Pursuant to clause 61A of Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 these proposals are exempt from development approval where the deemed-to-comply criteria of Volume 1 of the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes) or any local planning policy that amends or replaces these criteria.* Note - that Council's Local Planning Policy 25 - Streetscape varies some of the deemed-to-comply requirements of the Residential Design Codes.
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How to lodge?
Applications for a deemed to comply check (single houses) are to be emailed to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au - in the subject line please include the property address and the type of application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit all of the following forms with your application:
Application for exemption advice - deemed to comply check
Payment of application fees
Once you have emailed your application form, we will send you an invoice for payment of the application fee.
Explanatory guideline
Explanatory guide - deemed to comply check for Single Houses (Clause 61A)
Written Planning Advice
What is this application for?
To assess and provide confirmation in writing if your development proposal is exempt from requiring development approval (with the exception of single houses, which is progressed through a deemed-to-comply check) pursuant to clause 61 of the Planning and Development (Local Planning Scheme) Regulations.
Note - the Town is unable to provide written planning advice on the suitability of a proposed variation to the planning framework. These matters can only be dealt with as part of the submission of an ‘Application for Development Approval’.
How to lodge?
Applications for written planning advice are to be emailed to admin@vicpark.wa.gov.au - in the subject line please include the property address and the type of application.
Application forms
Please complete and submit the following form with your application:
Written Planning Advice Application Form
Payment of Application Fees
Once you have emailed your application form, we will send you an invoice for payment of the application fee ($73).